Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
April 9, 1998

Calender

Thursday, April 9

If your idea of strenuous exercise is Net surfing, expand your horizons by attending the Lame for a Game wheelchair basketball game at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. The UA men's basketball team will play against the Wildchairs, with proceeds benefiting the Center for Disability Related Resources. Phone 791-4266 for ticket information and times. Tip-off is 7 p.m. and tickets are $12/$10/$8, $2 off with student ID.

Friday, April 10

The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., is rolling out the red carpet for the rockabilly royalty, Wanda Jackson and Ronnie Dawson, with special guests the Cadillac Angels. This promises to be a cool show. Jackson's still cookin' some 40 years after securing a reputation as the "Female Elvis Presley," as is "Blonde Bomber" legend Dawson. Showtime is 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, available at Hear's Music, Guitars, Etc. and Yikes. Phone 740-0126.

It's a marvelous night to while away the hours in the beautiful Hotel Congress, what with the musical stylings of White Chrome Splendor, Anything's Good and Beyond 7 playing downstairs in Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Admission is $3. Phone 622-8848.

Saturday, April 11

If you're the swingin', singin', dancin' type of person, The Rialto Theatre is the place to be tonight, as Dave's Big Deluxe hosts a CD release party for the group's third album, Miss Fortune. Tickets are $5 at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St. Phone 740-0126.

Tucson's hottest vocal jazz ensemble, Half Dozen of the Other is presenting "Harmonic Impressions" at the First Congregational Church of Tucson, University Boulevard and Second Avenue, at 8 p.m. The show includes interpretations of the Beatles' "Back in the USSR" and John Lennon's "Imagine." Refreshments will be served at the following reception. General admission is $5 at the door. Phone 519-8145 to reserve tickets.

If you just happen to be a Flamenco guitar buff, don't miss Misa Flamenca, a "kaleidoscopic fusion of Spanish flamenco with ancient ritual." Using Andalusian song and Southern Spanish dance, master flamenco guitarist Paco Peña has created a show that will appeal to lovers of both flamenco and classical guitar. Peña performs with members of the Paco Peña Flamenco Company and the Tucson Jazz Choir. The performance takes place at Centennial Hall and tickets are $18/$23/$29, half price for students with ID. Phone 621-3341.The Hispanic Cultural Showcase hosts the second concert of a four-event series at the Berger Performing Arts Center on the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind campus, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd.

Tonight you can experience South American folklore music produced by the Andean Music Duo. The show will feature Chaskinakuy with recording artists Edmond Badoux and Francy Vidal. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 on the day of the show. Available at Workshop Music, 5040 N. Oracle Road and Hear's Music, 2508 N. Campbell Ave. Showtime is 8 p.m. Phone 888-8816.

Sunday, April 12

While your chocolate bunny is digesting, indulge in a special "swinging" Easter concert with 'Er Majesty's Dixieland Jazz Band, led by renowned clarinetist John Denman. The concert takes place at 4360 N. Campbell Ave. Tickets are $5 for Tucson Jazz Society members, $10 for non-members, available only on the night of the show. Showtime is 5 to 8 p.m. Phone 743-3399.

Monday, April 13

Attention all budding botanists: Beginning today, there will be Wildflower Interpretations daily at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road. Phone 883-2702 for more info.

Ongoing

For all desert dwellers who may have forgotten what the ocean looks like, there's "Sea Change; The Seascape in Contemporary Photography," an exhibit focusing on - what else - the sea. The exhibition continues at the Center for Creative Photography through May 24. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Phone 621-7968.